“The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need to be top national priorities, given the crucial importance of engineering to our prosperity, security, health, and well-being. Only 4.4 percent of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Climate Change: Evidence and Causes
“Climate Change: Evidence and Causes is a jointly produced publication of The US National Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society. Written by a UK-US team of leading climate scientists and reviewed by climate scientists and others, the publication is intended as a brief, readable reference document for decision makers, policy makers, educators, and other individuals… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Medicare, National Defense, Overseas Threats, Climate Change
MEDICARE: Contractors and Private Plans Play a Major Role in Administering Benefits, GAO-14-417T: Published: Mar 4, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2014. NATIONAL DEFENSE: The Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Competitive Procurement, GAO-14-377R: Published: Mar 4, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 4, 2014. COUNTERING OVERSEAS THREATS: DOD and State Need to Address Gaps in Monitoring of Security Equipment… Continue Reading
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget
Fiscal Year 2015 Budget of the U.S. Government [previous fiscal year budgets are here]. The Budget of the U.S. Government and Appendix are currently available. Analytical Perspectives and Historical Tables will be available the week of March 10th. See also 2015 Budget Complete Coverage: WSJ’s Deep Dive Continue Reading
New Draft of Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
Association of College and Research Libraries – Draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, February 2014 [snipped] “Introduction. The changes in higher education, coupled with a more complex information ecosystem than existed at the end of the last century, demand new engagement with the concept of information literacy. This Introduction explores the reasons for the dramatic shift… Continue Reading
DOD Quadrennial Defense Review
“The Department of Defense has released the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The QDR Factsheet can be found here. The news article is Quadrennial Defense Review Charts Strategy Evolution. he 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively-mandated (USC 10, Sec. 118 (a)) review of the Department of Defense (DoD) strategy and priorities… and outlines the strategic direction… Continue Reading
EPA Sets Cleaner Fuel and Car Standards
Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program: “Based on extensive input from the public and a broad range of stakeholders, including public health groups, auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized emission standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution and prevent thousands of premature… Continue Reading
Response to Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Project
“Carbon Tracker responds to the US Department of State’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) with our new research report KXL: The ‘significance’ trap. This report shows that the $8+ cost advantage KXL would bring over rail makes extra projects equivalent to the pipeline’s capacity break even. This market view confirms that KXL is significant for a… Continue Reading
Navigating the Pitfalls of Implicit Bias: A Cognitive Science Primer for Civil Litigators
Negowetti, Nicole, Navigating the Pitfalls of Implicit Bias: A Cognitive Science Primer for Civil Litigators (March 3, 2014). St. Mary’s L.J. Legal Malpractice & Ethics, Forthcoming; Valparaiso University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 14-3. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2403938 “Cognitive science has revealed that past experiences and prior assumptions, even those of which we are not… Continue Reading
EIA – South Africa Country Analysis Brief
“South Africa’s energy sector is critical to its economy, as the country relies heavily on its large-scale, energy-intensive coal mining industry. South Africa has limited proved reserves of oil and natural gas and uses its large coal deposits to meet most of its energy needs, particularly in the electricity sector. Most of the oil consumed… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Highlights Young Noncitizen Population in the U.S.
News release: “More than three out of five noncitizens under age 35 have been in the U.S. for five years or more, with a majority coming before they were 18 years old, according to a new brief released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. Most of these immigrants — about 80 percent — were young… Continue Reading
2013 Housing Vacancy Survey Annual Statistics
“These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the U.S., regions, states and the 75 largest metropolitan statistical areas. Data for all geographies are available both quarterly and annually. Homeownership rates are also tabulated by age of householder for the U.S. and regions and by race/ethnicity of householder… Continue Reading
